Question 1

breast cancer survivor. no period in a year after chemo and zoladex injections.  blood from vagina after sex. should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

GYNECOLOGIST: Please see your Gynecologist for evaluation to understand your medical history and your body. If you are not comfortable with your Dr. see another for a 2nd opinion.

Question 2

i am a 86 year old woman who just had breast cancer surgery and want to know if it is safe for me to take anastrozole. i have gout, osteoarthritis, kidney problems stage 3, high blood pressure and diabetes. after reading about the awful side affects?

Accepted Answer

: The side effects of anastrozole are significant and arguably less able to be tolerated than tamoxiphen, with roughly comparable statistics on breast cancer recurring.  Your breast surgeon is a good source with whom to speak about your current medical health.

Question 3

are women who have had breast cancer more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Early stage breast cancer is associated with a very minimal risk of DVT although some of the treatments (estrogen blockage) may increase  that risk as does smoking.  Advanced stages of most cancers are associated with increased dvt.

Question 4

i am a breast cancer survival - do i need to do the tumour markers blood test -ca153, ca19.9, ca12.5, cea, afp?

Accepted Answer

Helpful: Tumor marker like 27.29 can be use in conjunction with physical exam and xray/mammogram to detect cancer recurrent.

Question 5

is it possible for breast cancer to show up on a blood test?

Accepted Answer

No: As of today, all blood tests looking for tumor markers, that is molecules representing the tumor, that are shed into the blood stream are carbohydrate in origin. Ie. Ca 125, ca 19.9 are markers with the ca prefix represent carbohydrate antibody,  such markers are seen in  many tumors and many cases of organ inflammation.  As such they can only be used for monitoring.

Question 6

how to boost white blood counts during chemotherapy for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

"growth factors": Your oncologist can use bone marrow growth factors ("gcsf") to stimulate production of white blood cells.  These drugs, developed and tested in the 1980's, became available in the ~spring of 1991 and (along with drugs to treat/prevent nausea) completely changed the field of oncology. It went from being a mostly inpatient discipline, to one almost entirely practiced in the outpatient setting.

Question 7

does breast cancer show up in blood tests?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes it does, but you have to specifically order the correct tumor marker and not all breast cancers have elevated blood levels of tumor markers.  This means that it is not a good way to monitor for breast cancer.

Question 8

is coughing out blood or having chest pains a sign of breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Call doc now : This probably is not a sign of breast cancer, but still could be a sign of a serious medical condition. You need to be examined by a doctor immediately. Go seek care in an emergency department if this is happening to you.

Question 9

is high blood calcium caused by metestatic breast cancer reversable?

Accepted Answer

Can be treated: Hypercalcemia of malignancy can be treated. Parathyroid hormone usually meticulously controls serum calcium. Breast cancer cells act through several mechanisms to increase serum calcium through breakdown of bone, etc. Treatment focuses on IV hydration to enable the kidneys to remove excess Ca2+ and medicines to stop bone breakdown and normalize calcium, or dialysis. I hope your treatment goes well

Question 10

i can feel a large vein on my right breast which wasnt there before. im afraid i could have breast cancer but i have no other symtoms is this normal.

Accepted Answer

Yes: Are you pregnant or breast feeding?  Do you have any pain to the breast or feel a lump?  How old are you? A noticeable vein could be normal, but if you are worried then I would recommend a clinical breast exam.

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